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NAME

package version - package versions for ALPM based packages.

DESCRIPTION

The package version format represents version information for ALPM based packages. This format is used in build scripts or file formats for package metadata (e.g. in PKGBUILD, PKGINFO, SRCINFO, alpm-repo-desc, or alpm-lib-desc) to describe package versions, or component versions as part of a package relation.

The value is represented by a composite version string, which may consist of several components (alpm-epoch, alpm-pkgver, alpm-pkgrel). Various forms of composite version strings exist, but they are only used in specific contexts.

  Full

The value for this form consists of an alpm-pkgver, directly followed by a ‘-’ sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgrel (e.g. 1.0.0-1). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

•   package filenames

•   package-relation expressions

    •   replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files

•   pkgver in BUILDINFO files

•   pkgver in PKGINFO files

•   as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files

•   as part of installed in BUILDINFO files

  Full with epoch

The value for this form consists of an alpm-epoch, directly followed by a ‘:’ sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgver, directly followed by a ‘-’ sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgrel (e.g. 1:1.0.0-1). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

•   package filenames

•   package-relation expressions

    •   replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files

•   pkgver in BUILDINFO files

•   pkgver in PKGINFO files

•   as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files

•   as part of installed in BUILDINFO files

•   as part of the alpm-state-repo contents

  Minimal

The value for this form consists of an alpm-pkgver (e.g. 1.0.0). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

•   package-relation expressions

    •   replaces, conflicts, provides, depends, makedepends and checkdepends in PKGBUILD files

    •   replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files

•   pkgver in PKGBUILD files

•   pkgver in SRCINFO files

•   as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files

  Minimal with epoch

The value for this form consists of an alpm-epoch, directly followed by a ‘:’ sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgver (e.g. 1:1.0.0). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

•   as part of package-relation expressions

    •   replaces, conflicts, provides, depends, makedepends and checkdepends in PKGBUILD files

    •   replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files

•   pkgver in PKGBUILD files

•   pkgver in SRCINFO files

•   as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files

EXAMPLES

    "1.0.0-1"

A full package version.

    "1:1.0.0-1"

A full package version with epoch.

    "1.0.0"

A minimal package version.

    "1:1.0.0"

A minimal package version with epoch.

SEE ALSO

BUILDINFO(5), PKGBUILD(5), PKGINFO(5), SRCINFO(5), alpm-epoch(7), alpm-package-relation(7), alpm-pkgrel(7), alpm-pkgver(7), vercmp(8)